IELTS SPEAKING PART1 - Internet

Internet

1.    Have you ever bought anything on the internet?

Yes, I purchased a memory disk before I came to Australia, because the 2GB memory is not sufficiently enough for the win7 system.

2.    What do you think is the best way to learn about the internet?

By and large, the best way to learn would be by using it. But if there is special purpose, like the online database of a university, then I might need special assistant in order to fully exploit it.

3.    Is there anything you don't understand about the internet?

Of course, the most obvious one would be I don't know the programme language of how to set up a website, because my major is not IT. I only know how to use it.

4.    Do you think the internet is a good thing?

By and large, yes, I believe its disadvantage pale in comparison with its advantages, because even though there is a considerable amount of unhealthy information, it do facilitate people’s life in numerous ways, like online shopping or obtaining information.

5.    Is there anything that's not so good about the internet?

Yes, there is a considerable amount of unhealthy information like pornography or violent information available on the internet. And apart from this, the quality of information is also inferior compared to its paper counterpart. For example, it is flooded with duplicated info and loaded with numerous ads.

6.    Do you think the use of the internet needs to be controlled?

For teenagers I suppose yes, because it is good for their future development. But for adults I believe the regulation would be redundant some time, except for the protection of privacy.

7.    Is the internet very popular in China?

Yes, even though china blocks many foreign websites, chinese people still have a burning enthusiasm for the internet in order to seek for truth.

8.    What kinds of people most often use the internet?

Well, I suppose it would be the vendor of online shops, like e-bay, because chinese media reported several incidence that some of these venders die due to their fatigue. So from this I would infer that they must be as busy as bee.

9.    What age group of people most often uses the internet?

I suppose apart from the geriatric generations, everyone has a heavy reliance on the internet, either due to their jobs or the addictive online games.

10.  How can people best make use of the internet?

Well, I suppose it would be helpful to be aware of your purpose, for example, if we are carrying out an academic research, then the info on the general internet would not be that useful, whereas we’d better use some special database or seek help from libraries. But if we just want to acquire a general understanding of one topic, then Wikipedia would be enough.

11.  In general, what impact does the internet have on people's lives?

By and large, it makes our lives easier, like online shopping, which could deliver your products directly to your home. This avoids the experience of sticking in the traffic jam or elbowing your way in a congested shopping mall.

12.  How can people learn things on the internet?

First of all, people can read the websites to gain knowledge on a particular topic, then they can also learn from the videos, like youtube, where a sheer number of people uploaded assorted educational programme up.

13.  What sorts of things can people learn on the internet?

I suppose almost all kinds of things that could be learnt from a book could be equally accessible via internet except for those ones which require practical practise, like doctors or builders, because as for these majors, theory is one thing, while doing it is another thing.

14.  What do you think are the benefits of "e-learning"?

In my eyes the major benefits would be that the location would be no longer a problem as long as there is internet access. Then the second would be the accessibility of top scholars as a result of the disappearance of geographical isolation.

15.  Do you think information on the internet is very reliable?

Internet is anything but reliable, I suppose, because it allows everyone to publish information from their own source, which is of less authority than the official outlets.